Karnataka Official Holidays 2015

Check the 2015 Public, Office and Restricted holidays declared by Government of Karnataka.

Public Holidays

List of Public Holidays under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for the year 2015 in the Karnataka State during the year 2015
Date Week Day Holiday
January - 4SundayId Milad
January - 15ThursdayMaker Sankranti
January - 26MondayRepublic Day
February - 17TuesdayMaha Shivratri
March - 21SaturdayUgadi
April - 1WednesdayYearly Closing Of Bank Account
April - 2ThursdayMahavir Jayanti
April - 3FridayGood Friday
April - 14TuesdayDr Ambedkar Jayanti
April - 21TuesdayBasava Jayanti
May - 1FridayMay Day
July - 18SaturdayId-ul-fitr
August - 15SaturdayIndependence Day
September - 17ThursdayGanesh Chaturthi
September - 24ThursdayIdul Juha (Bakari Eid)
October - 2FridayMahatma Gandhi Birthday
October - 12MondayMahalaya
October - 22ThursdayAyudha Puja
October - 23FridayDussehra
October - 24SaturdayMuharram
October - 27TuesdayMahrshi Valmiki Jayanti
November - 1SundayKannada Rajyotasava
November - 10TuesdayNaraka Chaturdashi
November - 12ThursdayDeepawali
November - 28SaturdayKanakadasa Jayanti
December - 24ThursdayMilad-un-Nabi
December - 25FridayChristmas Day
  • The holiday declared on 01-04-2015 for closing of Accounts of Commercial Banks and Co- operative Banks only. The Reserve Bank of India will be functioning on this day.
  • However, all the offices of Reserve Bank will remain closed for public transactions on July 01 for annual closing of accounts & December 31 will be a working day for Reserve Bank of India.
Local Holiday is declared for Kodagu District only on account of Tula Sankramana on Sunday, October 18th 2015 and Friday, November 27th,2015 for Huthri Festival

General Holidays

List of General Holidays in all the Government offices under the Government of Karnataka during the year 2015.
Date Week Day Holiday
January - 4SundayId Milad
January - 15ThursdayMaker Sankranti
January - 26MondayRepublic Day
February - 17TuesdayMaha Shivratri
March - 21SaturdayUgadi
April - 2ThursdayMahavir Jayanti
April - 3FridayGood Friday
April - 14TuesdayDr Ambedkar Jayanti
April - 21TuesdayBasava Jayanti
May - 1FridayMay Day
July - 18SaturdayId-ul-fitr
August - 15SaturdayIndependence Day
September - 17ThursdayGanesh Chaturthi
September - 24ThursdayIdul Juha (Bakari Eid)
October - 2FridayMahatma Gandhi Birthday
October - 12MondayMahalaya
October - 22ThursdayAyudha Puja
October - 23FridayDussehra
October - 24SaturdayMuharram
October - 27TuesdayMahrshi Valmiki Jayanti
November - 1SundayKannada Rajyotasava
November - 10TuesdayNaraka Chaturdashi
November - 12ThursdayDeepawali
November - 28SaturdayKanakadasa Jayanti
December - 24ThursdayMilad-un-Nabi
December - 25FridayChristmas Day
All offices under State Government shall remain closed on all Sundays and Second Saturdays in all the months during the year 2015.
Local Holiday is declared for Kodagu District only on account of Tula Sankramana on Sunday, October 18th 2015 and Friday, November 27th,2015 for Huthri Festival

Restricted Holidays

List of Restricted Holidays for the Government Employees for the year 2015.
Date Week Day Holiday
January - 1ThursdayNew Year
January - 28WednesdaySri Madvanavami
March - 5ThursdayHoli
March - 25WednesdayDevara Dasimayya Jayanti
March - 28SaturdaySri Ramnavami
April - 4SaturdayHoly Saturday
April - 23ThursdaySri Shankaracharya Jayanti
April - 24FridaySri Ramanujacharya Jayanti
May - 4MondayBuddha Pornima
June - 3WednesdayShab-e-Barat
July - 14TuesdayShab-e-Khader
July - 17FridayJamat-Ul-Vida
August - 28FridaySri Varmahalaxmi Vrata
August - 29SaturdayYajur Upakarma, Raksha Bandhan
August - 30SundayBrahma Shri Narayna Guru Jayanti
September - 5SaturdaySri Krishnajamashtami
September - 8TuesdayKanya Mariyamma Jayanti
September - 16WednesdaySwarna Gowri Vratha
September - 27SundayAnanta Padmanabha Vrata
November - 25WednesdayGuru Nanak Jayanti
November - 27FridayHuttari Festival
This list does not include, Souramana Ugadi (14-04-2015) This day has been declared as general holiday in view of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Jayanthi. Vishwakarma Jayanthi (I7-09-2015) has been declared as general holiday in view of Vara Siddhi Vinayaka Vrata and Christmas Eve (24-12-2015) has been declared as general holiday in view of Id-Milad.